Confetti Dwarf Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Confetti’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Flowering Evergreen Shrub (May be semi-deciduous in northern zones)
Height at Maturity: 2-3′
Width at Maturity: 3′
Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Mounding
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: Small, 0.5″
Flowering Period: Early Summer, Mid-Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid-Fall
Flower Type: Single, Bell-shape
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Green & White, Pink cast in Winter
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist, Well Drained Dry
Soil pH: 5.0 – 8.0
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect
Description
Confetti Dwarf Abelia is both low growing and low maintenance. As with most other Abelia grandiflora, Confetti is one of the toughest but prettiest plants in our gardens. The variegated foliage of Confetti appears as almost-white in the landscape forming dense, low mounds. In winter the foliage takes on a pretty, rosy-pink cast. Mildly fragrant, small white flowers produced during summer attract butterflies. This Abelia has demonstrated excellent resistance to drought, disease, insects, and deer.
NOTE: If Confetti Abelia is not available click here to check out Lemon Lime Abelia, a new dwarf with very similar characteristics.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide, Confetti Dwarf Abelia is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, or as a border in landscape borders and home foundation plants. Can also be useful planted in mass on embankments, hillsides and slopes for erosion control It’s the perfect choice for underplanting a crape myrtle, taller growing upright Japanese maple, chaste tree (Vitex), or other small trees. Combines especially well with other plants and trees that have purple, red or dark green foliage, such as Loropetalums, purple leaved Crape myrtles, and red-leaved Japanese maples.
A fine addition to butterfly and hummingbird gardens, white theme gardens, Asian-themed gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs)
Spacing Recommendations: 2 feet apart for solid hedges, 5 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
Confetti Dwarf Abelia is very easy to grow in most any average soil in full sun to part shade. It prefers a moist but well-drained soil however is exceptionally tolerant of dry soil conditions when established. Maintenance is minimal. We prune our Abelia for shaping purposes one time a year in late winter or early spring. That said, plants respond very well to shearing for hedges or formal shapes. Evergreen in the southern zones where it grows and might be semi-deciduous some winters in zones north of 7a-7b.
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Was very concerned about having plants shipped hundreds of miles……Simple order process. Prompt delivery. Plants in great condition. Customer was very pleased as well as I.——————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The plant arrived quickly and in perfect condition! The leaves are even more beautiful in person than the pics, they are really pink, pink. it has such an amazing contrast with the lime and emerald green plants I planted it next to. Excited to see it grow!—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! Beth | WBG 🙂
A 5-gal shrub I recently ordered was delayed by FedEx shipping problems and arrived 5 days later than projected. It was still in great condition and equal in size to what is in my local nursery (if they had had the variety I wanted). I am very impressed by Wilson Bros and will definitely use them as my go to online nursery. I particularly like the large sizes I am able to get from them.———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I received 3 Confetti Abelias today. Quick ship, packed very well. These are beautiful! Excited to plant. Thank you.——————————–Thanks for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The 2 abelias arrived very quickly and were packed in their containers such that I’m not sure the plants “knew” they had been moved. They are very healthy and I’m anxiously awaiting the beautiful pink and white coloration to show. Right now they are pretty much green.———————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! Thanks for the kind words! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
This dwarf abelia arrived in excellent condition and was very healthy. Will continue to order plants from Wilson’s!—————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Love the Confetti Abelias! They arrived healthy and are doing great.———————————–Hi Tim, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Confetti Dwarf Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Healthy looking plants arrived. Planted them right away.
So far so good.———————————-WBG Reply: Hi Rachel, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Confetti Dwarf Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
So far so good.———————————-WBG Reply: Hi Rachel, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Confetti Dwarf Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
We received two of these abelia with a few other plants ordered at the same time. These two were well packaged, and in a large container, but the bush part looked pretty worn and tired! I realize it’s what’s in the ground that counts most, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed, hope they’re happy where we’ve planted them, and help for the best in Spring. ———————— WBG Reply: Hi Leslie – Thanks for providing your review on the Confetti Abelia. This is one of those plants that never looks near as full and nice as it does once planted in the ground and it’s roots have more space to grow. The plants should do fine after planting and fill out nicely in spring. We stand behind every plant we grow so rest assured if there’s any problems. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens
Confetti came fast and looks great

























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